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The SNP is preparing to fight a general election, the party's Westminster leader said, as he insisted Scots will be "appalled" at the prospect of Boris Johnson making a dramatic comeback as prime minister.

A Manchester Labour MP drew applause from the BBC Question Time audience as she blasted a Conservativeover his party's history of 'misbehaving' MPs. When confronted with criticism over Labour's recent handling of anti-Semitic comments from prospective MPs, Lucy Powell said: "You know what Graham, I honestly won't take lectures from you."

A defiant Boris Johnson has finally announced his resignation as Prime Minister. In a statement outside 10 Downing Street, the embattled PM said he will step down as Conservative leader once his replacement has been found.

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has urged for a ‘proper change of government’ following the announcement that Boris Johnson has agreed to step down as Prime Minister.

Manori Ravindran International EditorBoris Johnson is set to resign as U.K. prime minister amid mounting scandals and the resignations of his top ministers.Following a turbulent 48 hours in British politics, Johnson has finally agreed to stand down, and a new Conservative leader is expected to be in place by the party conference in October.

Boris Johnson has said he intends to "hang on in there", despite multiple resignations and open Tory revolt over his leadership.

Lorraine Kelly and Susanna Reid have taken to Twitter to predict Boris Johnson's resignation after multiple Tory party members quit this evening.

Manori Ravindran International EditorBoris Johnson’s government is facing collapse following the resignations of two high-profile ministers who have stepped down in protest of the prime minister’s conduct amid numerous scandals.Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid — both of whom are close to the prime minister — resigned from their roles on Tuesday evening, local time, in the span of 30 minutes. Their resignations follow revelations that Johnson appointed disgraced Member of Parliament Chris Pincher as his deputy chief whip despite being aware of previous allegations of sexual misconduct against Pincher.“I am instinctively a team player but the British people also rightly expect integrity from their Government,” said Javid in his resignation letter, as reported by the BBC.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak and health secretary Sajid Javid have both resigned from Boris Johnson's government in a devastating blow to the Prime Minister, whose future hangs in the balance. The chancellor implied in his letter to Mr Johnson that there had been some level of imcompetence in his government.It is now believed that Johnson's future is in doubt, with some bookmakers suspending betting on him resigning.

Boris Johnson's senior ministers have been urged to quit after another sleaze scandal engulfed Downing Street.

Boris Johnson is facing urgent questions in parliament over what he knew about the behaviour of disgraced Tory MP Chris Pincher before appointing him as whip.

Good Morning Britain host Susanna Reid found herself under fire from Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab as she grilled him live on the show.The pair became embroiled in a heated debate over allegations of sexual assault made against Conservative MP Chris Pincher, as Justice Secretary Mr Raab tried to explain his position on the matter.The MP became agitated as he tried to serve his response because he felt Susanna, 51, wasn't letting him speak, and kept interrupting him mid-flow.Read more: GMB fans claim to spot signs there's a 'rift' between Susanna Reid and Richard MadeleySusanna pushed him for a detailed reply as she asked: "How does somebody who is found guilty by an internal investigation of inappropriate behaviour, how does that somebody, Chris Pincher in this case, get to be Deputy Chief whip with responsibility for welfare?"Trying to present his response to viewers of the show on Tuesday (July 5) Dominic, 48, then begged Susanna to let him get his point across instead of speaking over him as he accused "you always do this".He said: "Susanna, you always do this, let me give you the account, and your viewers can make up their minds. I'm always happy to answer difficult questions."Meanwhile, viewers took to Twitter to share their take on the interview – with some backing Susanna all the way.One wrote: "Dominic Raab on GMB there, desperately avoiding having to say Chris Pincher was guilty."Another added: "The accusatory and finger pointing tone used by Susanna Reid would get up antibodies nose! She is not polite nor neutral! She was in 'gotcha' mode… So, I’m not surprised at Raab’s tone back to her!"A third social media user posted: "Poor Raab.

Boris Johnson was made aware of a formal complaint about Chris Pincher's 'inappropriate behaviour' while he was a Foreign Office minister from 2019-20, according to reports. It is thought the Prime Minister knew about the issue, which triggered a disciplinary process into the MP's misconduct.

Boris Johnson is under renewed pressure to say what he knew and about the sex pest claims surrounding Tory MP Chris Pincher when he gave him a plum job as a party whip.

A Tory MP has had the party whip suspended as an investigation was launched into allegations he drunkenly groped two men at a club.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing calls to expel the former Tory deputy chief whip from the party after he dramatically quit following a drunken incident in which he 'embarrassed myself and other people'. Chris Pincher, who was responsible for maintaining discipline among Conservative MPs, said he had 'far too much' to drink.

The UK government's deputy chief whip has sent his resignation letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

The Government deputy chief whip has resigned following a drunken incident in which he 'embarrassed myself and other people'.